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Proverbs 6:30

World English Bible

Men don’t despise a thief
if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry;

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Proverbs 6:30 in other translations

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

Proverbs 6:30 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:30 in context

  1. 28Or can one walk on hot coals,
    and his feet not be scorched?
  2. 29So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife.
    Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.
  3. 30Men don’t despise a thief
    if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry;
  4. 31but if he is found, he shall restore seven times.
    He shall give all the wealth of his house.
  5. 32He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding.
    He who does it destroys his own soul.